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spinbaby

(15,394 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 09:35 PM Mar 2020

What is Coronavirus doing to your travel plans? [View all]

I’ve talked to two people today who are rethinking travel plans later this month and have each discovered that their trip insurance specifically excludes epidemics. Unless you are personally sick, you’re not covered.

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What is Coronavirus doing to your travel plans? [View all] spinbaby Mar 2020 OP

Not getting on a plane, or in a hotel until this runs it's course globally. n/t Pobeka Mar 2020 #1

But what about the next virus? PJMcK Mar 2020 #42

Going on as planned. we can do it Mar 2020 #2

Not worried about it! nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #3

nothing. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #4

not changing my travel plans agingdem Mar 2020 #17

Ruining them I think. Part of the trip is for a college graduation. Wondering if they will even rzemanfl Mar 2020 #5

Came back from a Caribbean cruise 5 days ago at140 Mar 2020 #6

Big national professional conference canceled. TygrBright Mar 2020 #7

it hasnt, but i asked my broker to figure out which airline stock to pick up if the worst mopinko Mar 2020 #8

Was talking to someone who books cruises. Said it was dead as far as booking new cruises. So far, Hoyt Mar 2020 #9

When I canceled my cruise with Costco travel marlakay Mar 2020 #26

Hoping it's over by late summer so I can go to Cyprus again. k8conant Mar 2020 #10

I booked a cruise three days before the virus hit the news Generic Brad Mar 2020 #11

Spring trip to Italy / Europe postponed unc70 Mar 2020 #12

I was supposed to fly to California today to connect with my niece Tanuki Mar 2020 #13

If I were able to travel I would not go. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #14

I'm going across the country next month MissB Mar 2020 #15

We Have a vacation scheduled in Puerto Vallarta later this month. Don't know what to do. Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #16

Nothing whatsoever. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #18

It Very Well May Change Our Travel Plans usedtobedemgurl Mar 2020 #19

Was Roger Stone on that cruise? sarcasmo Mar 2020 #25

I have a vacation in South America planned for May and I'm nervous. milestogo Mar 2020 #20

We are no longer going to take the family trip that we had planned for the boys' spring break. n/t Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #21

I am definitely not going to travel and am going to curtail my public interactions. roamer65 Mar 2020 #22

Canceled cruise with a bunch of ports marlakay Mar 2020 #23

IMHO, if we get a spike in cases it will be during spring break. sarcasmo Mar 2020 #24

Post. herding cats Mar 2020 #32

We have travel reservations for northern Italy next month. FightingIrish Mar 2020 #27

Flying to Aruba on Monday for 2 weeks, hopefully no problem with ther trip. dem4decades Mar 2020 #28

Flying from San Fran to the Caribbean on 3/25. secondwind Mar 2020 #29

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Nothing. I flew from Detroit to Kahului, Maui on Tuesday and nothing was different. catbyte Mar 2020 #31

all travel plans cancelled for the year AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #33

Nothing--so far DFW Mar 2020 #34

Just FYI... Tucker08087 Mar 2020 #35

My daughter cancelled her plans to visit me. greymattermom Mar 2020 #36

Nothing. I flew from Raleigh through Miami to Bonaire mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #37

I'm flying to Europe next week. a la izquierda Mar 2020 #38

My DIL's mom was coming for the birth of our granddaughter dewsgirl Mar 2020 #39

Yep... Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #40

We cancelled JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #41

For me,"travel plans" mean deciding when I want to drive to town. panader0 Mar 2020 #43

Minor adjustments PJMcK Mar 2020 #44

My travel mostly involves going to large festivals here in the States Maeve Mar 2020 #45

Nothing yet but we have a Grand Canyon road trip scheduled for this summer... cbdo2007 Mar 2020 #46